I just recieved my Lite On CDRW 32x12x40 (retail) from newegg the other day. Easily enough, I installed her in my machine. Installed the drivers and the handy Nero burner program and all seemed well. Now, I don't burn a lot.....yet, and I use my Toshiba DVD as my primary drive for game/audio cd play.
Well, after a day had gone by, I decided it was time to test out a quick burn of some mp3's. I reach over for a blank cdr, and open the drive. She opens like I'd expect, and I load the cd in. I press the open/close button on the drive only to be left with the cd staring at me as if it didn't want to go in the dark hole. I waited patiently and watched for the activity light, nothing.
/scratch
/scratch
I wait a more than reasonable amount of time (about 2 minutes as I went to get a drink) and still nothing. So I hit the button again. Nothing. Again. Nothing.
/scratch harder
I try to lightly nudge the drive door closed, and I feel tight resistance. This door doesn't want to close, and won't let me do it. Oh well, when in doubt, I reboot. Nothing still.
Now, all I need is a trash can under the drive door, and I can play trash-ketball. Too bad I paid $84 bucks for a plastic "hoop" on the front of my machine.
I know it's a long version of such a short problem, but hey, it's not like I have much to do now since I'm not burning any cd's.
Please help if you can. I'd like to see if there are any quick fixes before I waste more money sending this back to Lite On.
Thanks,
Allen
Well, after a day had gone by, I decided it was time to test out a quick burn of some mp3's. I reach over for a blank cdr, and open the drive. She opens like I'd expect, and I load the cd in. I press the open/close button on the drive only to be left with the cd staring at me as if it didn't want to go in the dark hole. I waited patiently and watched for the activity light, nothing.
/scratch
/scratch
I wait a more than reasonable amount of time (about 2 minutes as I went to get a drink) and still nothing. So I hit the button again. Nothing. Again. Nothing.
/scratch harder
I try to lightly nudge the drive door closed, and I feel tight resistance. This door doesn't want to close, and won't let me do it. Oh well, when in doubt, I reboot. Nothing still.
Now, all I need is a trash can under the drive door, and I can play trash-ketball. Too bad I paid $84 bucks for a plastic "hoop" on the front of my machine.
I know it's a long version of such a short problem, but hey, it's not like I have much to do now since I'm not burning any cd's.
Please help if you can. I'd like to see if there are any quick fixes before I waste more money sending this back to Lite On.
Thanks,
Allen